The Physiological Society is sad to announce the death of Professor Sir Colin Blakemore. Sir Colin was President of The Society from 2001 to 2003 and was a consulting editor for The Journal of Physiology. His loss will be deeply felt by The Society and those that knew and worked with him.
Our interview with Sir Colin where he discusses neural plasticity and physiology can be watched here:
Read an interview with Sir Colin in our member magazine, Physiology News: https://www.physoc.org/magazine-articles/animal-research-hard-pill-to-swallow/
Read an obituary by Professor David Paterson, current President of The Physiological Society: https://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-sir-colin-blakemore-frs
A full obituary will be published shortly.